Publications

Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Strober M, Gill MK, Valeri S, Chiappetta L, Ryan N, Leonard H, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Bridge J, Keller M. Phenomenology of children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63(10):1139-48.  PMID:  17015816. 

Axelson DA, Birmaher B, Strober MA, Goldstein BI, Ha W, Gill MK, Goldstein TR, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Liao F, Iyengar S, Dickstein D, Kim E, Ryan ND, Frankel E, Keller MB. Course of subthreshold bipolar disorder in youth: diagnostic progression from bipolar disorder not otherwise specified. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Oct;50(10):1001-1016. PMCID: 3185249

Axelson D, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Monk K, Yu H, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Iyengar S, Brent D, Kupfer D, Birmaher B. Diagnostic precursors to bipolar disorder in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: a longitudinal study. Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul;172(7):638-46.   PMID: 25734353.  PMCID:  PMC4489996. 

Ballester J, Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Obreja E, Axelson DA, Monk K, Hickey MB, Iyengar S, Farchione T, Kupfer DJ, Brent D, Birmaher B. Is bipolar disorder specifically associated with aggression? Bipolar Disord. 2012 May;14:283-290. PMCID: 3342837 

Bella T, Goldstein TR, Obreja E, Monk K, Axelson D, Goldstein B, Hickey M, Brent D, Kupfer D, Sakolsky D, Birmaher B. Psychosocial functioning in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2011 Sept;133(1-2):204-211. PMCID: 3131462 

Birmaher B, Axelson D, Goldstein B, Strober M, Gill MK, Hunt J, Houck P, Ha W, Iyengar S, Kim E, Yen S, Hower H, Esposito-Smythers C, Goldstein T, Ryan N, Keller M. Four-year longitudinal course of children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders: the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study. Am J Psychiatry. 2009;166(7):795-804. PMID:  19448190.  PMCID: PMC2828047. 

Birmaher B, Axelson D, Goldstein B, Monk K, Kalas C, Obreja M, Hickey MB, Iyengar S, Brent D, Shamseddeen W, Diler R, Kupfer D. Psychiatric disorders in preschool offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: the Pittsburgh Bipolar Offspring Study (BIOS). Am J Psychiatry. 2010;167(3):321-30. PMID:  20080982.  PMCID: PMC2868596 

Birmaher B, Axelson DA, Monk K, Kalas C, Clark DB, Ehmann M, Bridge J, Heo J, Brent DA. Fluoxetine for the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003;42(4):415-23.  PMID:  12649628.   

Birmaher B, Axelson D, Monk K, Kalas C, Goldstein B, Hickey MB, Obreja M, Ehmann M, Iyengar S, Shamseddeen W, Kupfer D, Brent D. Lifetime psychiatric disorders in school-aged offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: the Pittsburgh Bipolar Offspring study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009;66(3):287-96. PMID:  19255378.  PMCID: PMC2756682. 

Birmaher B, Axelson D, Strober M, Gill MK, Valeri S, Chiappetta L, Ryan N, Leonard H, Hunt J, Iyengar S, Keller M. Clinical course of children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63(2):175-83. PMID:  16461861.  PMCID: PMC3079382. 

Birmaher B, Gill MK, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Yu H, Liao F, Iyengar S, Diler RS, Strober M, Hower H, Yen S, Hunt J, Merranko JA, Ryan ND, Keller MB. Longitudinal trajectories and associated baseline predictors in youths with bipolar spectrum disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2014 Sept;171(9):990-999. 

Birmaher B, Goldstein BI, Axelson DA, Monk K, Hickey MB, Fan J, Iyengar S, Ha W, Diler RS, Goldstein TR, Brent D, Ladoceur C, Sakolsky D, Kupfer DJ. Mood lability among offspring of parents with bipolar disorder and community controls. Bipolar Disord. 2013 May;15(3):253-263. PMCID: 3644367 

Brent DA, McMakin DL, Kennard B, Goldstein TR, Mayes T, Douaihy A. Protecting adolescents from self-harm: A critical review of intervention studies. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Dec;52(12):1260-1271. 

Diler RS, Birmaher B, Axelson DA, Obreja M, Monk K, Hickey MB, Goldstein BI, Goldstein TR, Sakolsky D, Iyengar S, Brent D, Kupfer D. Dimensional psychopathology in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2011 Nov-Dec;13(7-8):670-678. PMCID: 3226755 

Goldstein TR, Goldstein BI, Mantz MB, Bailey B, Douaihy A. A brief motivational intervention for preventing medication-associated weight gain among youth with bipolar disorder: Treatment development and case report.Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2011 Jun;21(3):275-280. PMCID: 3111861 

Goldstein TR, Ha W, Axelson DA, Goldstein BI, Liao F, Gill MK, Ryan ND, Yen S, Hunt J, Hower H, Keller M, Strober M, Birmaher B. Predictors of Prospectively Examined Suicide Attempts Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Nov;69(11):1113-1122. PMCID: 3600896 

Goldstein TR, Fersch-Podrat RK, Axelson DA, Gilbert A, Hlastala S, Birmaher B, Frank E. Early Intervention for adolescents at high risk for the development of bipolar disorder: Pilot study of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). Psychotherapy. 2014 Mar;51(1):180-189. 

Goldstein TR, Fersch RK, Rivera M, Axelson DA, Merranko J, Yu H, , Brent DA, Birmaher B. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2015 In Press. 

Hafeman, D. M., Goldstein, T. R., Strober, J. M., Merranko, J., Gill, M. K., Liao, F., ... & Birmaher, B. (2020). Prospectively Ascertained Mania and Hypomania Among Young Adults with Child‐and Adolescent‐Onset Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorders. 

Hafeman, D.M., Rooks, B., Merranko, J., Liao, F., Gill, M. K., Goldstein, T. R., ... & Strober, M. (2019). Lithium Versus Other Mood-Stabilizing Medications in a Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.013 

Hafeman D.M, Merranko J, Goldstein TR, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Iyengar S, Brent DA, Kupfer DJ, Kattan MW, Birmaher B. Assessment of a Person-Level Risk Calculator to Predict New-Onset Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in Youth at Familial Risk. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1763 

Hafeman D.M, Merranko J, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Goldstein T, Monk K, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Diler R, Iyengar S, Brent D, Kupfer D, Birmaher B. Toward the Definition of a Bipolar Prodrome: Dimensional Predictors of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in At-Risk Youths. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2016;173(7):695-704. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.1504041 

Hafeman D, Axelson D, Demeter C, Findling RL, Fristad MA, Kowatch RA, Youngstrom EA, Horwitz SM, Arnold LE, Frazier TW, Ryan N, Gill MK, Hauser-Harrington JC, Depew J, Rowles BM, Birmaher B. Phenomenology of bipolar disorder not otherwise specified in youth: a comparison of clinical characteristics across the spectrum of manic symptoms. Bipolar Disord. 2013;15(3):240-252. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12054 

Sparks G, Axelson D, Yu H, Ha W, Ballester J, Diler R, Goldstein B, Goldstein T, Hickey M, Lodoceur C, Monk K, Sakolsky D, Birmaher B. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and chronic irritability in youth at familial risk for bipolar disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014 Apr;53(4):408-416.